bulala

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -bulala, from Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

bulala

1. to kill, to murder

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

-búlála

1. to kill

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

-búlála

1. to kill

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

-búlála

1. to kill

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

-búlála

1. (transitive) to kill

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

-búlála

1. (transitive) to kill

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

Verb

-bulála

1. (transitive) to kill, to murder

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukubulala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubulala	ukungabulali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bulala	-bulale
Plural	bulalani	-bulaleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabulala, ngibulala	engibulalayo, engibulala	ngibulala	angibulali	engingabulali	ngingabulali
2nd singular	uyabulala, ubulala	obulalayo, obulala	ubulala	awubulali	ongabulali	ungabulali
1st plural	siyabulala, sibulala	esibulalayo, esibulala	sibulala	asibulali	esingabulali	singabulali
2nd plural	niyabulala, nibulala	enibulalayo, enibulala	nibulala	anibulali	eningabulali	ningabulali
Class 1	uyabulala, ubulala	obulalayo, obulala	ebulala	akabulali	ongabulali	engabulali
Class 2	bayabulala, babulala	ababulalayo, ababulala	bebulala	ababulali	abangabulali	bengabulali
Class 3	uyabulala, ubulala	obulalayo, obulala	ubulala	awubulali	ongabulali	ungabulali
Class 4	iyabulala, ibulala	ebulalayo, ebulala	ibulala	ayibulali	engabulali	ingabulali
Class 5	liyabulala, libulala	elibulalayo, elibulala	libulala	alibulali	elingabulali	lingabulali
Class 6	ayabulala, abulala	abulalayo, abulala	ebulala	awabulali	angabulali	engabulali
Class 7	siyabulala, sibulala	esibulalayo, esibulala	sibulala	asibulali	esingabulali	singabulali
Class 8	ziyabulala, zibulala	ezibulalayo, ezibulala	zibulala	azibulali	ezingabulali	zingabulali
Class 9	iyabulala, ibulala	ebulalayo, ebulala	ibulala	ayibulali	engabulali	ingabulali
Class 10	ziyabulala, zibulala	ezibulalayo, ezibulala	zibulala	azibulali	ezingabulali	zingabulali
Class 11	luyabulala, lubulala	olubulalayo, olubulala	lubulala	alubulali	olungabulali	lungabulali
Class 14	buyabulala, bubulala	obubulalayo, obubulala	bubulala	abubulali	obungabulali	bungabulali
Class 15	kuyabulala, kubulala	okubulalayo, okubulala	kubulala	akubulali	okungabulali	kungabulali
Class 17	kuyabulala, kubulala	okubulalayo, okubulala	kubulala	akubulali	okungabulali	kungabulali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibulalile, ngibulalē	engibulalile, engibulalē	ngibulalile, ngibulalē	angibulalanga	engingabulalanga	ngingabulalanga
2nd singular	ubulalile, ubulalē	obulalile, obulalē	ubulalile, ubulalē	awubulalanga	ongabulalanga	ungabulalanga
1st plural	sibulalile, sibulalē	esibulalile, esibulalē	sibulalile, sibulalē	asibulalanga	esingabulalanga	singabulalanga
2nd plural	nibulalile, nibulalē	enibulalile, enibulalē	nibulalile, nibulalē	anibulalanga	eningabulalanga	ningabulalanga
Class 1	ubulalile, ubulalē	obulalile, obulalē	ebulalile, ebulalē	akabulalanga	ongabulalanga	engabulalanga
Class 2	babulalile, babulalē	ababulalile, ababulalē	bebulalile, bebulalē	ababulalanga	abangabulalanga	bengabulalanga
Class 3	ubulalile, ubulalē	obulalile, obulalē	ubulalile, ubulalē	awubulalanga	ongabulalanga	ungabulalanga
Class 4	ibulalile, ibulalē	ebulalile, ebulalē	ibulalile, ibulalē	ayibulalanga	engabulalanga	ingabulalanga
Class 5	libulalile, libulalē	elibulalile, elibulalē	libulalile, libulalē	alibulalanga	elingabulalanga	lingabulalanga
Class 6	abulalile, abulalē	abulalile, abulalē	ebulalile, ebulalē	awabulalanga	angabulalanga	engabulalanga
Class 7	sibulalile, sibulalē	esibulalile, esibulalē	sibulalile, sibulalē	asibulalanga	esingabulalanga	singabulalanga
Class 8	zibulalile, zibulalē	ezibulalile, ezibulalē	zibulalile, zibulalē	azibulalanga	ezingabulalanga	zingabulalanga
Class 9	ibulalile, ibulalē	ebulalile, ebulalē	ibulalile, ibulalē	ayibulalanga	engabulalanga	ingabulalanga
Class 10	zibulalile, zibulalē	ezibulalile, ezibulalē	zibulalile, zibulalē	azibulalanga	ezingabulalanga	zingabulalanga
Class 11	lubulalile, lubulalē	olubulalile, olubulalē	lubulalile, lubulalē	alubulalanga	olungabulalanga	lungabulalanga
Class 14	bubulalile, bubulalē	obubulalile, obubulalē	bubulalile, bubulalē	abubulalanga	obungabulalanga	bungabulalanga
Class 15	kubulalile, kubulalē	okubulalile, okubulalē	kubulalile, kubulalē	akubulalanga	okungabulalanga	kungabulalanga
Class 17	kubulalile, kubulalē	okubulalile, okubulalē	kubulalile, kubulalē	akubulalanga	okungabulalanga	kungabulalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābulala	engābulala	ngābulala	angibulalanga	engingabulalanga	ngingabulalanga
2nd singular	wābulala	owābulala	wābulala	awubulalanga	ongabulalanga	ungabulalanga
1st plural	sābulala	esābulala	sābulala	asibulalanga	esingabulalanga	singabulalanga
2nd plural	nābulala	enābulala	nābulala	anibulalanga	eningabulalanga	ningabulalanga
Class 1	wābulala	owābulala	ābulala	akabulalanga	ongabulalanga	engabulalanga
Class 2	bābulala	abābulala	bābulala	ababulalanga	abangabulalanga	bengabulalanga
Class 3	wābulala	owābulala	wābulala	awubulalanga	ongabulalanga	ungabulalanga
Class 4	yābulala	eyābulala	yābulala	ayibulalanga	engabulalanga	ingabulalanga
Class 5	lābulala	elābulala	lābulala	alibulalanga	elingabulalanga	lingabulalanga
Class 6	ābulala	ābulala	ābulala	awabulalanga	angabulalanga	engabulalanga
Class 7	sābulala	esābulala	sābulala	asibulalanga	esingabulalanga	singabulalanga
Class 8	zābulala	ezābulala	zābulala	azibulalanga	ezingabulalanga	zingabulalanga
Class 9	yābulala	eyābulala	yābulala	ayibulalanga	engabulalanga	ingabulalanga
Class 10	zābulala	ezābulala	zābulala	azibulalanga	ezingabulalanga	zingabulalanga
Class 11	lwābulala	olwābulala	lwābulala	alubulalanga	olungabulalanga	lungabulalanga
Class 14	bābulala	obābulala	bābulala	abubulalanga	obungabulalanga	bungabulalanga
Class 15	kwābulala	okwābulala	kwābulala	akubulalanga	okungabulalanga	kungabulalanga
Class 17	kwābulala	okwābulala	kwābulala	akubulalanga	okungabulalanga	kungabulalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabulala	—	ngingabulala	ngingebulale	—	ngingebulale
2nd singular	ungabulala	—	ungabulala	ungebulale	—	ungebulale
1st plural	singabulala	—	singabulala	singebulale	—	singebulale
2nd plural	ningabulala	—	ningabulala	ningebulale	—	ningebulale
Class 1	angabulala	—	engabulala	angebulale	—	engebulale
Class 2	bangabulala	—	bengabulala	bangebulale	—	bengebulale
Class 3	ungabulala	—	ungabulala	ungebulale	—	ungebulale
Class 4	ingabulala	—	ingabulala	ingebulale	—	ingebulale
Class 5	lingabulala	—	lingabulala	lingebulale	—	lingebulale
Class 6	angabulala	—	engabulala	angebulale	—	engebulale
Class 7	singabulala	—	singabulala	singebulale	—	singebulale
Class 8	zingabulala	—	zingabulala	zingebulale	—	zingebulale
Class 9	ingabulala	—	ingabulala	ingebulale	—	ingebulale
Class 10	zingabulala	—	zingabulala	zingebulale	—	zingebulale
Class 11	lungabulala	—	lungabulala	lungebulale	—	lungebulale
Class 14	bungabulala	—	bungabulala	bungebulale	—	bungebulale
Class 15	kungabulala	—	kungabulala	kungebulale	—	kungebulale
Class 17	kungabulala	—	kungabulala	kungebulale	—	kungebulale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobulala	engizobulala	ngizobulala	angizubulala	engingezubulala	ngingezubulala
2nd singular	uzobulala	ozobulala	uzobulala	awuzubulala	ongezubulala	ungezubulala
1st plural	sizobulala	esizobulala	sizobulala	asizubulala	esingezubulala	singezubulala
2nd plural	nizobulala	enizobulala	nizobulala	anizubulala	eningezubulala	ningezubulala
Class 1	uzobulala	ozobulala	ezobulala	akazubulala	ongezubulala	engezubulala
Class 2	bazobulala	abazobulala	bezobulala	abazubulala	abangezubulala	bengezubulala
Class 3	uzobulala	ozobulala	uzobulala	awuzubulala	ongezubulala	ungezubulala
Class 4	izobulala	ezobulala	izobulala	ayizubulala	engezubulala	ingezubulala
Class 5	lizobulala	elizobulala	lizobulala	alizubulala	elingezubulala	lingezubulala
Class 6	azobulala	azobulala	ezobulala	awazubulala	angezubulala	engezubulala
Class 7	sizobulala	esizobulala	sizobulala	asizubulala	esingezubulala	singezubulala
Class 8	zizobulala	ezizobulala	zizobulala	azizubulala	ezingezubulala	zingezubulala
Class 9	izobulala	ezobulala	izobulala	ayizubulala	engezubulala	ingezubulala
Class 10	zizobulala	ezizobulala	zizobulala	azizubulala	ezingezubulala	zingezubulala
Class 11	luzobulala	oluzobulala	luzobulala	aluzubulala	olungezubulala	lungezubulala
Class 14	buzobulala	obuzobulala	buzobulala	abuzubulala	obungezubulala	bungezubulala
Class 15	kuzobulala	okuzobulala	kuzobulala	akuzubulala	okungezubulala	kungezubulala
Class 17	kuzobulala	okuzobulala	kuzobulala	akuzubulala	okungezubulala	kungezubulala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobulala	engiyobulala	ngiyobulala	angiyubulala	engingeyubulala	ngingeyubulala
2nd singular	uyobulala	oyobulala	uyobulala	awuyubulala	ongeyubulala	ungeyubulala
1st plural	siyobulala	esiyobulala	siyobulala	asiyubulala	esingeyubulala	singeyubulala
2nd plural	niyobulala	eniyobulala	niyobulala	aniyubulala	eningeyubulala	ningeyubulala
Class 1	uyobulala	oyobulala	eyobulala	akayubulala	ongeyubulala	engeyubulala
Class 2	bayobulala	abayobulala	beyobulala	abayubulala	abangeyubulala	bengeyubulala
Class 3	uyobulala	oyobulala	uyobulala	awuyubulala	ongeyubulala	ungeyubulala
Class 4	iyobulala	eyobulala	iyobulala	ayiyubulala	engeyubulala	ingeyubulala
Class 5	liyobulala	eliyobulala	liyobulala	aliyubulala	elingeyubulala	lingeyubulala
Class 6	ayobulala	ayobulala	eyobulala	awayubulala	angeyubulala	engeyubulala
Class 7	siyobulala	esiyobulala	siyobulala	asiyubulala	esingeyubulala	singeyubulala
Class 8	ziyobulala	eziyobulala	ziyobulala	aziyubulala	ezingeyubulala	zingeyubulala
Class 9	iyobulala	eyobulala	iyobulala	ayiyubulala	engeyubulala	ingeyubulala
Class 10	ziyobulala	eziyobulala	ziyobulala	aziyubulala	ezingeyubulala	zingeyubulala
Class 11	luyobulala	oluyobulala	luyobulala	aluyubulala	olungeyubulala	lungeyubulala
Class 14	buyobulala	obuyobulala	buyobulala	abuyubulala	obungeyubulala	bungeyubulala
Class 15	kuyobulala	okuyobulala	kuyobulala	akuyubulala	okungeyubulala	kungeyubulala
Class 17	kuyobulala	okuyobulala	kuyobulala	akuyubulala	okungeyubulala	kungeyubulala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibulale	ngingabulali
2nd singular	ubulale	ungabulali
1st plural	sibulale	singabulali
2nd plural	nibulale	ningabulali
Class 1	abulale	angabulali
Class 2	babulale	bangabulali
Class 3	ubulale	ungabulali
Class 4	ibulale	ingabulali
Class 5	libulale	lingabulali
Class 6	abulale	angabulali
Class 7	sibulale	singabulali
Class 8	zibulale	zingabulali
Class 9	ibulale	ingabulali
Class 10	zibulale	zingabulali
Class 11	lubulale	lungabulali
Class 14	bubulale	bungabulali
Class 15	kubulale	kungabulali
Class 17	kubulale	kungabulali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabulala	ngangabulala, angabulala, angangabulala
2nd singular	wabulala	wangabulala, awabulala, awangabulala
1st plural	sabulala	sangabulala, asabulala, asangabulala
2nd plural	nabulala	nangabulala, anabulala, anangabulala
Class 1	wabulala	wangabulala, akabulala, akangabulala
Class 2	babulala	bangabulala, ababulala, abangabulala
Class 3	wabulala	wangabulala, awabulala, awangabulala
Class 4	yabulala	yangabulala, ayabulala, ayangabulala
Class 5	labulala	langabulala, alabulala, alangabulala
Class 6	abulala	angabulala, awabulala, awangabulala
Class 7	sabulala	sangabulala, asabulala, asangabulala
Class 8	zabulala	zangabulala, azabulala, azangabulala
Class 9	yabulala	yangabulala, ayabulala, ayangabulala
Class 10	zabulala	zangabulala, azabulala, azangabulala
Class 11	lwabulala	lwangabulala, alwabulala, alwangabulala
Class 14	babulala	bangabulala, ababulala, abangabulala
Class 15	kwabulala	kwangabulala, akwabulala, akwangabulala
Class 17	kwabulala	kwangabulala, akwabulala, akwangabulala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓulala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓulala (3.2.9)”